Dough-product-cutting machin.



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E. E. LAWRENCE.

DOUGH PRODUCT CUTTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY l?, 1912.

Patented Ovt. 3, 1916.

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DOUGH PRODUCT CmTlNG MAcHiNE.

Patentod Oct. 3, 1916.

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E. E. LAWRENCE.

DUUGH PRODUCT CUTUNG MACHIN.

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EL E. LAWRENCE.

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APPUCATION FILED JULY H912.

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-1 suitable @TE SEAS ,i CE? EDWARD E. LAVJRENCE, OF CAYIBIDG'E, MASSAHUS-E'TS, ASSIGNOR TO LOOSE-TILES BISCU'IT COMPATY, OF' KANSAS CITY, MISSOUR. A CORPCRATION OF MISSGURI.

DGH-PRODUCTCUTT1NG' MACHIN.

Application sied .my 17, 1912, serial No. 709,845

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vle it known that I, EDWARD-'Ez LAW- nrxcr, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cambridge, in the. county of lvliddlesef and State of lx-lassachusetts, have invented an Improvei'nent in Dough-Product-Cutting Machines, of which the following description, in connection with the licpeeihoation,

companying drawings', is aj' like. characters on the drawings representix'nr like parts.

rlhis invention lrelatosto dough-fnioduct cutting machines,

in order that the. principle of thef'i'nvention may be readily understood, A'I haveV cutters and Vtheadjacent. parte; Fig.. (3 is plan View of, the'dei'ices shown in Fig. represents in vert l section the disk utter shown in Fig. 8 is' a detail representing the partialjlearng support for' certain of the disk. cutter' arms; Fig. 9 is a plan View representing the series otzdxslr cutters positioned within the-'heating chamber, the cover of which is removed; Figa l() is a. side. elevation of the construction shown' in Fig. 9; Fig. ll represents mainly an ond eletft'ion of one of the. scrap removal def vices; and Fig. l2 .is a side elevation of the cox'istruction shown in Fig. il.

The cutting mechanism embodying this invention is intended more particularly to act upon lilled and baked doughV products, .,h, for example. as those having a fig or they fruiting suing. obviously, However, the invention may be employed in products not of the filled variety and either upon the. completed product or upon the unbalred material. The mechanism, however, is designed for andis peculiarly'eli'cc- Li\fe-'"l1pon halted. filled products of the character indicated.

The cutting mechamsn. mounted in a frame 'work composed of upright Speeication of Letters Patent.

resented ott.l 3, 191e.

side-s 1 1 and crossl eno pieces 2, 2 indicated in Figs. 1 and For convenience ofoperaf tion, the fra-nie Work vis provided with rollers whereby 1t may bereadily moved rom place to place in the act'ory.- If desii-ed and preferably I provide 'an-,electric or other suitable motor mounted upon the frame work and communicating power tothe cutting and feeding mechanism, so that the entire structurels self-contained` and -,univ he. moved to and readily used at any ed point in the factory. .The;.a.ppara .tus is provided with fa. suitalile feeding mechanism or the material thatfisvacted upon. Preferably to thatend, Iwproiide flexible endless conveyers, here shown as a pair of sprocket chains k-fcach-having :in upper horizontal run, as indicated in Fig` 1. These `sprocket chains are mounted upon suitable pulleys-5,5, 6,-6 upon shafts 7, 8, themselves lsuitably' mounted in the framing of the appara-tus.. Prefembly and as indicated in 2,--the beringsfor thel 'shaft T may he. adjusted v'by screws 9 or other. suitable devices tov take up slack in the sprocket chains. The sprocket' chains lare driven from any suitable point/and preferably from a shaft 10 mounted in the side frames of the apparatus and itself receiving vpower from` a motor' mounted 'in the ap paratus or from any other suitablesource.

' vIn Fig. l, I hae'represented indotted lines a. pulley 11, whichinay be dri-ven from amotor mounted as previously stated or other extraneous source of povvfer. The saidv pulley l1. is mounted upon Va Vsha/ft 12 having thereon a worin 13 meshing with and driving a. Worm wheel ifi-upon said-shaft l0 which has thereon a pair or other suitable number of sprocket gears 16, about Whichthe sprocket chains 4 pass.. In this mannerthe sprocket. vchainsare continuouslyr driven in thc direction of the arrows in Fig.v l.

Between the end members of the framing, the upper rains of the sprocketchains r- :xrc received in the channeled guides 17, shownrnost clearly in Figs. land 3. These guides are supported by transverse beams or bars`18, the ends of which are supported uponA the upper ends of coiled springs 1 9 surrounding and supported by bolts .or rods 20 secured to and depending from the side members 1, l of the frame. 1 Said bolts have :it their lower ends suitable Washers and nuts 21 receiving 'the strain of the. springs upper runs of the sprocket chains 14, to

which ond said chains may he provided with upright dogs or stops 23, 22B-to insure the vproper feeding of the 'pans or trays. These dogs or stops are provided atsuitalile intervals. In order to insurel the correct tioning of the'pans or trays, .I provid posite, inwardly inclined side guide which as the pans are pastthem o* the pans upon the sprocket-'chains "a A,

Inasmuch as the apparatus is in tened primarily und especially ,to Seifer or cut dough products hz-iying contents or' filling of a sticky nature, it is important that the vcutting blades be nioistened to prevent the filling adhering theie o. v Vliile this result may he accomplished in diferent wai-ys. preferabl f I provide.achainher shown in side elevationiii Fig. '2 and 'introiluce steam thereinto by @pipe-26 liavingpcrforated or open branch pipes 27' Within the chamber. Y

of a substantially pla-te QS resting upon the top of tlieside .frames of the apparatus. The.v said plate 4is suitably slotted longitudinally of theappaifatus for the operation therethrough of the cuttinzgr blades,

. and in order toprovide a Water or liquid seal, the said bottoin-.plateis provided with a surrounding channel 29, shown as rectangular in shape in Fig. 9 and receivingy the lower edge of the cover or upper portion of the chainhci-Zj.` Within the chamber 25, and hence moistened by the steam discharged thereinto, I provide'a suitable number of cutting b fides. In the preferred op` eration of the a iai'atus, the body material is placed 'upon the pans or trays in the forni of elongated bars extending transversely of the apparatus; These pans or tra-ys are'. coiiieyed by the sprocket chains 4 beneath and in closeiproximity to the heated chamber 25, that the cutting blades may operate through the slotted bottom plate 28 oi said chamber and sever the bars into the desired lengths.4 It the cutters were merely wetted with water, the Water or the cutters beingnT cold or substantially so, the water would, to a greater or less extent, be transferred to thebars or other material that is cut and would render them so'mjyand objectionable. By heating the cutters The base of' the chamber con-A thus holding;r them and the arms 33 in proper --S ofthe steam chamber 25 'and re^- this is prevented and the moisture if conveyed in slight amounts to the product is. substantially withdrawn' therefrom by the lient of the cutters. Moreover, byeinploy.- ing steam, a smaller amount of .moisture is .(g imparted to the cutters than would be the case if theyy were wetted with Water, and hence there is less danger of. conveying the water or moisture to the. product.

In Figs. to 10 inclusive, I have v,rep-

..5 resented the cutting bladesa-nd the adja- I' `cent or supporting parts. 'Preferably I provide disk like-cutters 3 0, each having ahuh 31 mounted in the bearings 32 of thcfspaced parallel arms 33 of bell crank llevers 34 8g mounted upon a rock shaft 35`4 which itself is supported in suitable bearings 36 rising vfrom the base plate 28 of the heating cham- "lier "5. The le\'ers 34 are slidahle along the ro l; Yshaft 35, 'and each disk cutter 30 is .g nomialy pressed tow-wd the dough product or body i'nateiial by means of a coiled spring 36 surrounding a. rod 37 secured at. its upper end to the ovcrhanging end 380i the lever 34. At its lower, end' the rod 37 fig" is received in 'a notch 39 in the upper flange of a transverse. channeled har 'iO- secured to brackets or supports 41 upon the bottom plate 2S of thesteain chamber 25. The rod 3G is provided with. a. suitahleiwasher resting upon Vthcliar 40, and nuts 43 are prt;- i'idod tov adjust the tension ottlie springe i 36. In this manner .the disk cutters may he forced toward the product or body ni2itcrial undera'ny desired spring tension. 7 Each lruhl of the 'disk cutter 30 is 'prod vided with a, washer 44; seated upon :in angled portion of the huh. The hub 231 isi.

-of annular-'formation and is provided -in- Y. teriorly with two inclined bearing surfaces -liere shown each cone bearinf 4.5 as hollow.A 1

one being tapped for tne'reception of a. holt' 48, the head of which takes'against an ir.- Y te-rior shoulder in the other cone bearing,

position. In order to hold the dough product 0r- 'body inateiial in proper position while it'vv is subjected tothe. action of the disk cutters 30, I provide ii suitable number holders or positioningr devices 49 secured to the under face of the bottom pl upon or engaging the upper tace of thel h material, as indicated most clearly in tig.

In order that the material may be cut into varying lengths7 I have provided the bottoni fplate 28 of the heating chamber with a series of slots 50, shown in Fig. throng 'each ofv which slots one of the dimi cutters operates. In addition to these, i preferably provide certa-in slots l niternziting with certain of the slots :30 as indicated in Fig.' 9, and when desired I shift certain of 10 lthe cutting disks 30 Ainto seid slots 517 thus providing for cutting'the hars into pie of. greater length. 'I also prov' sul' 1 mental notches 39" for the rods cutting of the barspinto piecesv of greater length* involves, in the present enioodiment of the invention, the reniovsl of certain of the disk cutters and the readjustlnent of the remitining disk cutters along the shaft To that end, a certeinnunioer of the disk cutters, as, for exemple. six or more the right hand end of the shaft {vie-Wing Fig. 9) are provided Withsupporting levers 34 halving partiel bearings 5l extending more than serni-peripherally about shaft The shaft 35 at its adjacent end is pro* vided with n portion 52 of reduced diurneter; that is to srry, this portion of the shaft is provided with lia-ttened parallel surfucesj so that when the levers 34 lie-ving the pan tial hearings 51 ere slid one after another onto the reduced portion of' the shaft 33, lthey may in turn-be removed therefrom. The remaining dish cutters which are pref- Ieiziloly provided with. the complete bearings shown in Fig. 5 are non redistributed along :the shaft 35, 'so vthat they operate through the desired slots 5() Kor 51. it is unnecessary A-to provide men-ns other than shown for inaintaining the levers 3d in distributed po- 40 sitions along'the shaft as the rods 37 and springs 36 are sullicient to preserve the desired positions. The said vlevers-34E may, howeverg be readily slid along thesha'ft 35 as described. It will, of course, be understood that by providing other slots 31 or in any other suitable manner, l may cut the bars into either shorter or greater lengths than herein disclosed. v

The disk cutters 3G are not positively Q0 driven, but are rotated by the feeding actionV v Vof the dough material in the direction of the arrdw in 5.

Preferably I provide means for re noving the scrap material from one or both ends of ff. the severed bars. ln Fig. s, I have represented the scrap materia. t 53.

As represented most clearly in l and 9., I have provided a counter shaft heving thereon a pinion 53 meshing with :ind driven by the gear 54 on the 1G, and also having n sprocket gear 54;', and upon a standard 55 rising 'from the 'Lor ofi one of the sidel frames of the apparatus l Yneve provided n sprocket pinion 56. About the gee. r 5t' and pinion 5G passes sprocket chain 57,

mounted in suitable standards (il und having thereon genis 62 meshing vvitn in' ermediute .gears o3. which in turn mesh with und drive gears (S4, all of said gears being' mounted upon stud shafts in said stanxlards i. finiti f2, 6i are herein generically tenne-d disks. in this i'nannerthegeers 62, upon each side of the apparatus .are driven in the same direction. Upon the farce of erich gez ($2. 64, I provide lugs G5566 lowing openings therethrough to receive vertically positioned rods 67, which are provided with encircling coil lsprings 68 foreing said rods downward. Euch rod :it its .lower ond is provided' With ia foot 69 having; in its under fece a series of sockets in wlzich are re eived the upper ends of wires 70 constituting scrap reniovers.v These/Wires are. held' in position in theirjsockets by suit-- able scrcxvs or bolts 71..' Ihve here represented euch scrap reinoverj() as having a. coiled portion 72 V'providing sulieient re silieucy. Between the sevcrl scrap removers or wires 70 are provided spacing wnjes or guides 73. p

lt will he appa-rent that in the rotation of the gears (32, 64, the eccentrica-ily posi.H i

tioned ings (S5, 56 impart :in orbital move :nent to the scrap removal Wires 70 in a Yplane transverse to the path of movement of the dough product or lbody material through the apparatus.v Thus the scrap inate'rizil is constantly removed from euch end of the several hars preferably immediately following the cutting of the bars into the desired lengths. Y

VBeneath each series of scrap removers, I

`provide :i suitable sci-np receiving chute ffl discharging into a suitable receptcle 75.

The material to he cut is placed upon the pens or trays which are successively preitcd by the sprocket chains 4 to the action of the disk cutters 30. n the event that tivo oi the trays have been so positioned that the;r overlap.y the transverse hairs or beams 1S yield sufficiently to prevent damage. The material is carried at the proper speed beneath the disk Cutters 30 and are thereby severed into the desired lengths. .ft-er emerging from beneath the steam chamber 25, the severed hars are presented to the action ot the scrap removers, Where- -hy the scrap ends 53 nre discharged into the 'fio the bars halve been severed and the scrap removed, the trays or pans are lifted from the spriicltctvchains 4 or m'aybe discharged Y .in any suitable manner.- Itwill be apparent fron'i the foregoing description that I have provided an .exceedingly efficient apparatus ior severingI the 'mi'iterial into desired lengths` and-that I have providedv means whereby si'iitable variations in the lengths ot the ultimatel product may be `provided for. I

Having thus described .one illustratip'e embodimentof my invention, I'desirc it to be understood that although specific' terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense zuidpot for purposes of ln'nitation, the scope ot the invention being set forth 'in thcolloiving claims.

Claims: 1. Dough product cutting mechanism comprising feeding means, feeding trays-or support-s carried thereby, cutters mounted in operative relation to said feeding means,

and means to appl)r lmoistening vapor to feeding means and means to 'appl y meisten-v ing vapor to said cutters.

3. Dough' product` .cutting mechanism comprising traveling feeding,Vv 'means,feed

l .ing tra-jfs orsiip'poits positionable thereon,

to admit a Adiii'igh product.

inclined edge guides for-said trays or supports, cutters 'mounted in operative relation to said vfeeding'i'ii'eans and` means to apply a heated moistenin'g agent 'toV said cutters.

ft. Dough product cutting mechanism comprising'traveling feeding'fineans, feeding -tray-s 'or' supports positioiiablethereon, oppositely .positioned edge 'guides' foisaid trays -or supports inclined toward each other, rotary cutters vci'lpeiatiiisor with said feeding means, a. 'moistc'ning-chamberin which said cnt-'tt s are mount-ed, andniieans moiste-'ning medium to said chimiler` j Dough product vcutting mechanism .foufiprisi'ng' a product support, cutters 'and nicaiis-for directiiig` steam against the latter. Dough product ',-ci'itting mechanism -#iuprisingl a product siipport, a steam 'fated chamber `'and a diskcutterjmounted in said chamber in -contact with the steam and operable therethrough to sever the 'TfDough product cutting mechanism comprising :i product support, a heated chamber above but in proximit)y thereto and having a slotted bottom, and a shaft mecha nism.

. tending carrying)r a disk cutter ai'idmounted in said 'Y chamber, and operable'through Ythe' slotted bottom to sever the dough product.

Dough product cutting mechanism comprising a product sup.port,a steam heated chamber above but in proximity the-reto, a liquid seal for said chamber, and a bla-de ivithin said chamber in' Contact with the steam and operable therethrough to cut.the dough product. v

' 9. vDough product cutting ,mechai'iisni comprising a product support, a steam lieatf ed chambcrahove but in proximity thereto,

and having` a slotted bottoni, a shaft'infsaid chamber having' aseries of disk blades in contact with the steam .operable through said slots upon Athe dough prodi'ic't and a.

liquidseal forthe'chamber. p,

10. Dough product cutting"'mecha.n1sm

comprising an elongated, tiav'eliirufl product.

support adapted to receive trays or'thelike, cutting inciihanisin' in operative relation to said support. and vieliling ining mea-ns .for said support .positioned ma,teriallyin advance of and also beneath said cutting mechanism, therebqvto permit. yielding "of misplaced trays ll. Dough prodiictcuttingr` mcclianisi'n comprising a (lexible, trav ling, `prodi1ct support, cutting mechanism above. saidllp'l in ad'vai'i'ce of said ,cutting vport, and vone or more yielding, sustain ng devices for said support beneath-and lexyieldingly to support a prolonged [portion of said product support before said product is subjected to the action of saidzcutting mechanism. A

12.,D ough 'product cutting incclianisn'i comprising a plurality of endless, traveling band snppoi'tsLguide 'pulleys therefor, onel or more yielding, sustaining devices or s id supports positioned 'betWeenjsa-id .pullejv's and yieldingly Asup'porting substantially the.

entire upper run of saidband supports, and cutters in iinoxiiiuty to said supports.

13j Dough product cutting' Vmechanism longitudinally tlierof, `1. thereby-` los comprising a' pluralityA of endless.,- flexible supports, guiding pulleys therefor, vand spring supported sustainingdevices for said lsupports, arranged trans'verselyl thereof bletu'een said pulleys and Supporting.snbstaynf tially the entire upper run'of said suppprts y14. Dough product :cutting mechan in compi sing a productsupport, and coachingl with said si'ipport means to press saidciitte'rsyielding said `supports, positioningifieaiis the adjacent cuttersfoiftln" dough l) while engaged 4by said c'iittersvan inf vfor .said cutters, anldfi'neai'isfor adir;- inoistening fluid tg) ,said ,iiiclosine lf. Dough IVproduct cuttingr mei v comprising :i prodiict support, cuttii Qdis.V to engage thcdogh product thereon, proddim uct positioning means between adj acont cutting disks means yieidingly Yto press said disks toward the product, an .inclosure for c to engage the dough product thereon, a bell 'c renk'pivoted supporting-erin for said disk, a spring engaging the free 'arm of said heli crank'to press the disk yieldingiy toward said product, and means cooperating with said spring whereby the force thereof, and

therefore lthe pressure of said disk against said product, may be readily adjusted.

17. Dough product cutting mechanism comprising a product support, a cutting disk` to engage the dough product thereon, a rock.- ing arm forsaid disk a spring 36 co-ucting with said arm to press the cutting disk to- Ward the dough product, .a support 40 'for said spring, and inea-ns cooperating with said support for adjusting the force of said spring 3 6.

18. Dough product Vcutting`- mecl'ianism comprising a product support, a cutting disk to engage the dough product thereon, a' pivoted supporting arm for the disk, a spring 36 cio-acting with said erin to press the disk toward the 'dough product a rod 37 about which said spring ispositioncd' and tension adjusting means for said Spring cooperating-with said rod. 37. 1-

- comprising-'e product support, a. shaft thereaboYe,1andraj series of cutting disks upon said shaft and co-,uctingwith said support,

vsaid disks being individualljf ai'ljustahly I haft, and `iidjiistable said means including vip'ojrting rods 37 therefor,

the bar-,40 fa'dj'usting Incense-for said toandreinovable froin'thesha-ft at said. re-

duced portion. v

21. -Dough product p iittn'ig. mechanism comprisingA a product support, a cutter-supporting shaft in cuttingrelatioirthereto and having reduced po and a; diskcutter iiaving a` partihbezi mounted upon Sai shaft, siidable theret l" -and-radially,r resaid reduced por- 22. Dough pr divieti. cutting mechanism comprising a product support, a gutter-supporting shaft in cutting relation thereto and having "a reduced portion, andt e disk cutter res'sfsaid cutter disks having .an incomplete beerii'i'g extending more than seini-peri.phmailf,Y of the shaft, andsidaule :ilong the shaft to and remorable therefrom at said reduced portion.

L3. Dough product cutting mechanism comprising product support, u rotatable cutter cooperating therewith, opposed conical bearing supports for said cutter, spacedv parallel bars 'wherein said hearing supports are respectively mounted, and e rock sha-ft wherein .said arms are mounted` 2%. Dough product cutting mechanism comprising a product support, a rotatable, laterally adjustable, disk cutter cooperating therewith and having a .hub provided with in\.fardiy` inclined, opposite heering faces clined toward each other, two adjustable conc hearings in engugementwith said feces ings are mounted.

26. Dough product cutting lmechanismv comprising a, product support, 'a pair of' .und spaced arms upon which seid conc'bearspaced disk cutter supi'iorting arms, each .Y

having aninwardiy tapering `begining support, edjusta-hle`conical bearings carried by."l

'saidarnis and havingengiigement with. said supports, ainA means to hold said adjustable hearings and said arms in position. Y

Q7. Dough product .cutting mechanism comprising a product support, aseries of ci acting cutters, a disk or disks mounted upon :in axis or axes extendingY longitudinally of the path of feed of the product and scraprciiiovers carried 'by said disk or disks.

28; Dough product cutting mechanism comprising u. product support, a series of coacting cutters, a disk ci: disks mounted vupon an axis or axes extending longitudinally. of

thepatn ni feed of the product and scrap reinovers carried by said diskfoidisks and movable transversey to the path of feed.

:29. Dough product cutting mechanismY comprising a product support,-i a. series of coacting cutters, and a. disk having an eccentricell)r mounted, rod-like scrap remover.

30. Dough product cutting 'mechanism comprising a product support, a series of coacting cutters and a cofiicting disk having a spring pressed scrap remover.

3l. Dough product cutting mechanism comprising a product support, a series of coacting cutters, an upright scrap remover, and means including a rotary member and an arm eccentiicaily mounted thereon and supporting said scrap rcnioi-c-r to ixnpart an orbital movement tht-reto, tra.nsvcrscly of the' p'sth ormovcinent of thc dough-product. Dough .product cut-ing .mechanism con'iprising a. product uplgrori scri'es'oco- :ictinff-cuttcrs, zirotutubic d1..\ rirrrying.Y un ecccntricuiiy nioimtcd spring pressed urni vhaving scrcs o scrap rci'novcrs, :u'id'" roating mcansfor said dish, thereby to iin'- pnrt orbita-i `movcincnts to said scrap rcmoffers. y Dough' product cutting meclnmisui Vcomprising aproduct support, a' series of co- .actin r'd'iskcutters, it shaft extc'nding. trainsversey of said sl1pp o;-:t,. disk 4supporting arms pivotcd intermediate `,theirlengths upon said shaft, cutting disksupon one end of @zich of said 11i-ins, a. spring surrounded rod connect-cd to thc other ends ofsa'id arms und to :i fixed support, and means 'to adjus thc tension of said springs. 7

compris moans to 'ciovutc thc temperature of audio :n.oistcn jtl'uf. hittcr. g

35. ,Dough ;)r4.duct cutting lneclurnism compr' tiuff at liu-oduct support, a moistcning chamber :thorn hut ijn p roximityto said support und :huivi n al slotiedfhott'om, means' for uro V;tI. .-`suid chzmlbcr' und u ...i ng :i disk cutter. und mounted in oi'minbc-r, said disshut/cdbottom- -to saver the. :dough lfifoifughg I' 36. Dough. [.rrnghictv .cut ing; 'iuechriism corniivrising-gi ficxi.h1f5,cndicss, travel-ing sup port, u' I iingitudiualiy,xtcnihngjguidc for. thcupmr .run of Suid-support; yieiding susi proximity to lsaid support.

37. Dough r ocluct': comprising a plnrziiity of. fn' id1oss,.tiui'cJi" i" ud xorts, a .longitudinlly extending A 1.7 foreach of. sziidsixpports, .taining malins for snidguids in infoxiinity 'aid supports; ough productcutting =znechanism u priiuct s' .in

operativo relation thereto. und `to minsten sind cut l ntoiiict cutting' mechanism productsupport, a steam rcmid zr-dr.; cutter mounted l Jrt. la. 1in oistcuing u in prof-{unitloreto und 'te sappi); .ind shaft curry1 .mflnfuuitcdfin said charn- A, I )ongh product. cuttingl 'mochaiiisrn--- gunproduct support,4 cuttcrs,f'and cutterprotruding taining 'cviccs forsaid guidcfamd cuttcrs in -ut'tingimechanism.

'tingmechanism 4i. Dough product .cutting mechanism 'comprising aproduct support, a cutter, 'und means for effecting heating and iuoistcning 'of the hitter.

45. Dough product vcutting uiccl'ianisxn fcomprisiug .a traveling product. Vsupp ort, :1 rot:uy` cuttcr copcrating thcrcivith, and

ing of 'the hitter.

` means for effecting the boating and moistcn-v latter. 5 f

47. Dough product cutting mechanism comprising 1n co.mbinatiou. :L product sup-- port,' a chamber, :L disk cuttiir mountediu ching substance' tosuid chuub 9.- D'o'ugir product {cut-tirh cmiprising u- .pi=od uct Support, u chuinb'ei'f. above but 'in proximity 2 thcreto' and huving througli s id .slots :upon Atl'ic' dough support,

a Yliquid seal for said ch'mnber,"and'iuczrns to -to sind. charn- Ycutters arc n'iountcd,l and means for admit- .ting mois-toning vapor (zosaid chuxnh'er.

Dough product comprismg traveling moans. feeding trays ters copcrating with said fccding moans, n. moisteningfvch'zunbcr'in which .said cutters nrc mounted.' and-` lucuns for admitting rnoi'steuing vapor tosnid chamber.

52. Dough .roduct cutting xn .chzliisna comprising product support7 ciittcrs above und. coopcrutiug' with said support, -zncuus -ing nicchiuiisnr 12C or supports positions'ble thereon, rotary cut- 

